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Scientists Build Optical Databus Capable of Tbps Transfers

IBM's new prototype 48-way optical databus takes up just 3 mm of width on a PCB, and is capable of a truly ridiculous data rate of around 8 Tbps. That's roughly 5,000 high-definition video streams per second, even if better has been done on fiber. Even better, this "green optical link" is a hundred times more power efficient than conventional electronic connections, so the environment benefits too. More »

11:35 AM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,467 views, 18 comments

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